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Ephesians 4:18

In 9 translations

BSB: They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
KJV: Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
WEB: being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.
ASV: being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;
LSV: being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,
YLT: being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,
DBY: being darkened in understanding, estranged from the life of God by reason of the ignorance which is in them, by reason of the hardness of their hearts,Elohim
DRC: Having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their hearts.
GNV: Hauing their vnderstanding darkened, and being strangers from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardnesse of their heart:

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐσκοτωμένοι (“darkened”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐσκοτισμένοι (“darkened”).

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SBLGNT: ἐσκοτωμένοι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐσκοτωμένοι; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐσκοτισμένοι.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ἐσκοτωμένοι τῇ διανοίᾳ ὄντες, ἀπηλλοτριωμένοι τῆς ζωῆς τοῦ θεοῦ, διὰ τὴν ἄγνοιαν τὴν οὖσαν ἐν αὐτοῖς, διὰ τὴν πώρωσιν τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν,
RP2018: ἐσκοτισμένοι τῇ διανοίᾳ, ὄντες ἀπηλλοτριωμένοι τῆς ζωῆς τοῦ θεοῦ διὰ τὴν ἄγνοιαν τὴν οὖσαν ἐν αὐτοῖς, διὰ τὴν πώρωσιν τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν·
TR-Boyd: ἐσκοτισμένοι τῇ διανοίᾳ, ὄντες ἀπηλλοτριωμένοι τῆς ζωῆς τοῦ Θεοῦ διὰ τὴν ἄγνοιαν τὴν οὖσαν ἐν αὐτοῖς, διὰ τὴν πώρωσιν τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν·
SCR1894: εσκοτισμενοι τη διανοια οντες απηλλοτριωμενοι της ζωης του θεου δια την αγνοιαν την ουσαν εν αυτοις δια την πωρωσιν της καρδιας αυτων

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Ignorance Alien Blind Stranger and Sojourner (in the Apocrypha and the New Testament)Ignorance of God Harden Lasciviousness Godlessness Sin Guilt

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Cross-references most cited first

Matthew 13:15For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and…
Ephesians 2:12remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
Romans 1:21–23For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,…
John 12:40“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
2 Corinthians 4:4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:5not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
Colossians 1:21Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
James 4:4You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
1 John 2:11But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
Galatians 4:8Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
Romans 8:7–8because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.
Romans 11:25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
Acts 17:30Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
Romans 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
Mark 3:5Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
Isaiah 44:18–20They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand. And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I…

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